|REconomy:|N Nauru is rich on phosphates and the export gives the population a high standard of living. But the resources are soon exhausted and the Nauruans are planning to import soil to be able to start plantations. Financial services are developed as a major industry.
|RHistory:|N Nauru was discovered by the British in 1798 and became a German protectorate in 1888. A mandatory under Great Britain 1920 to 1947. Occupied by Japan during World War I.
Under joint administration of Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain from 1947 and a fully independent country in 1968.